1941 NCAA swimming and diving championships

The 1941 NCAA swimming and diving championships were contested in March 1941 at Jenison Pool at Michigan State College in East Lansing, Michigan at the fifth annual NCAA-sanctioned swim meet to determine the team and individual national champions of men's collegiate swimming and diving among its member programs in the United States.

1941 NCAA swimming and diving championships
Host cityMichigan East Lansing, Michigan
Date(s)March 1941
Venue(s)Jenison Pool
Michigan State College
Teams16
Events11
1940
1942

For the fifth consecutive year, Michigan topped the team standings, edging out Yale for the second straight year. It was the Wolverines' fifth title in program history and the fifth for coach Matt Mann.[1]

Team standings

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  • (H) = Hosts
  • (DC) = Defending champions
  • Italics = Debut appearance
Rank Team Points
  Michigan (DC) 61
  Yale 58
  Ohio State 19
Wayne (MI)
5 Minnesota 10
Princeton
7 Iowa 6
8 Occidental 5
9 Massachusetts State 3
Williams
11 Brown 2
Chicago
Springfield
Villanova
15 Dartmouth 1
Stanford

Individual events

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Swimming

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Event Champion Team Time
50-yard freestyle Charles Barker Michigan 23.0
100-yard freestyle Bill Prew Wayne (MI) 52.1
220-yard freestyle Howard Johnson (DC) Yale 2:12.5
440-yard freestyle James Welsh Michigan 4:51.4
1,500-meter freestyle Rene Chouteau Yale 19:43.4
150-yard backstroke Francis Heydt Michigan 1:37.7
200-yard butterfly John Skinner Michigan 2:25.9
400-yard freestyle relay Howard Johnson
Richard Kelly
Edward Pope
Thomas Britton
Yale 3:31.3
300-yard medley relay Francis Heydt
John Skinner
Clair Morse
Michigan (DC) 2:58.0

Diving

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Event Champion Team Score
One-meter diving Earl Clark Ohio State 134.80
Three-meter diving Earl Clark (DC) Ohio State 165.40

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NCAA Men's Division I Swimming and Diving Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 7–9. Retrieved August 9, 2016.